Application Of Advanced Oxidation Process Based on Ozone in Water Treatment

Abstract

Wastewater treatment is an effective way to address water scarcity. Advanced oxidation processes (AOPs) are a wastewater treatment technology that is currently attracting a lot of attention, and it is a technology that uses physical or chemical pathways such as ozone, ultraviolet light, and the Fenton reaction to generate free radicals and then treats pathogens and organic pollutants by oxidation of the free radicals.Ozone is very strong oxidising agent and it has a powerful ability to break down wide range of organic and inorganic pollutants. However its usage in the wastewater treatment is still not very popular due to several drawbacks it posses, as it not possible to achieve the goal of wastewater treatment by ozone alone due to its mass transfer limitations, slow reaction rates, non specific for certain under low reaction rates pollutants select,may costs relatively higher thanother treatment processes etc. By combining ozone with H₂O₂, UV light, and catalysts, the efficiency of the wastewater treatment process will be increased because it will help make more hydroxyl radicals. This review discusses various ozone-based AOPs such as ozone/UV, ozone/hydrogen peroxide, and catalytic ozonation, focusing on their mechanisms and applications in wastewater treatment.